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Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.219, on 30 Sep 2021 at 21:18:31, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/ADCBBA31190F259BA13525C769E92A9A Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.219, on 30 Sep 2021 at 21:18:31, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/ADCBBA31190F259BA13525C769E92A9A Revitalizing Endangered Languages Of the approximately 7,000 languages in the world, at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of the twenty-first century. Languages are endangered by a number of factors, including globalization, education pol- icies, and the political, economic, and cultural marginalization of minority groups. This guidebook provides ideas and strategies, as well as some background, to help with the effective revitalization of endangered languages. It covers a broad scope of themes including effective planning, benefits, well- being, economic aspects, attitudes, and ideologies. The chapter authors have hands-on experience of language revitalization in many countries around the world, and each chapter includes a wealth of examples, such as case studies from specific languages and language areas. Clearly and accessibly written, it is suitable for nonspecialists as well as for academic researchers and students interested in language revitalization. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. justyna olko, director of the Center for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity at the University of Warsaw, is engaged in revitalizing the Nahuatl language in Mexico and works with activists supporting other endangered languages, especially in the area of Poland. Her current research focuses on the relationship between heritage language use, health, and well-being. She is the author of Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World (2014) and coeditor of Integral Strategies for Language Revitalization (2016). julia sallabank’s language revitalization work started with her heritage language, Guernesiais, in 2000, and spread worldwide. She teaches docu- mentation and revitalization at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She has written Attitudes to Endangered Languages (2013) and, with Peter Austin, Endangered Languages: Beliefs and Ideologies (2014) and the Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages (2011). Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 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IP address: 170.106.40.219, on 30 Sep 2021 at 21:18:31, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/ADCBBA31190F259BA13525C769E92A9A University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia 314–321, 3rd Floor, Plot 3, Splendor Forum, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi – 110025, India 79 Anson Road, #06–04/06, Singapore 079906 Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781108485753 DOI: 10.1017/9781108641142 © Justyna Olko and Julia Sallabank 2021 This work is in copyright. It is subject to statutory exceptions and to the provisions of relevant licensing agreements; with the exception of the Creative Commons version the link for which is provided below, no reproduction of any part of this work may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. An online version of this work is published at doi.org/10.1017/9781108641142 under a Creative Commons Open Access license CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 which permits reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for noncommercial purposes providing appropriate credit to the original work is given. You may not distribute derivative works without permission. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons .org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 All versions of this work may contain content reproduced under license from third parties. Permission to reproduce this third-party content must be obtained from these third-parties directly. When citing this work, please include a reference to the DOI 10.1017/9781108641142 First published 2021 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Olko, Justyna, editor. | Sallabank, Julia, editor. Title: Revitalizing endangered languages : a practical guide / edited by Justyna Olko, University of Warsaw ; Julia Sallabank. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Description: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020027565 (print) | LCCN 2020027566 (ebook) | ISBN 9781108485753 (hardback) | ISBN 9781108724500 (paperback) | ISBN 9781108641142 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Language revival. | Language maintenance. | Language policy. | Language revival–Case studies. | Endangered languages–Case studies. Classification: LCC P40.5.L357 R48 2021 (print) | LCC P40.5.L357 (ebook) | DDC 306.44–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020027565 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020027566 ISBN 978-1-108-48575-3 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.219, on 30 Sep 2021 at 21:18:31, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/ADCBBA31190F259BA13525C769E92A9A Contents List of Figures page x List of Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xvii Welcome! 1 justyna olko and julia sallabank Part I Planning to Revitalize 7 1 Why Revitalize? 9 lenore a. grenoble 1.1 Endangered Languages and Well-being 23 patrick heinrich 1.2 Benefits for Communities: The Case of the Black Tai Community in Thailand 24 sumittra suraratdecha 1.3 Language Revitalization Benefits in Wilamowice 27 justyna majerska-sznajder 1.4 Reading Ancestral Texts in the Heritage Language 30 justyna olko 2 What Do We Revitalise? 33 julia sallabank and jeanette king 2.1 Wymysiöery´s 46 tymoteusz kro´ l 2.2 Language Purism in Nahua Communities 47 justyna olko 3 Ethical Aspects and Cultural Sensitivity in Language Revitalization 49 joanna maryniak, justyna majerska-sznajder, and tymoteusz kro´ l 3.1 Being a Helper: A Few Ethical Considerations for Conducting Research with Indigenous Communities 60 aleksandra bergier v Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.40.219, on 30 Sep 2021 at 21:18:31, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/ADCBBA31190F259BA13525C769E92A9A vi Contents 4 Planning a Language Revitalization Project 62 susan d. penfield 4.1 Doing Things with Little Money 69 werner herna´ ndez gonza´ lez 5 Getting Funding and Support 72 nicholas q. emlen 5.1 Attitudes of NGOs in Guatemala toward the Inclusion of Indigenous Languages in the Workplace 80 ebany dohle Part II Practical Issues 83 6 Types of Communities and Speakers in Language Revitalization 85 jose´ antonio flores farfa´ nandjustynaolko 6.1 The Community of Wymysoü 99 tymoteusz kro´ l 6.2 What Is Community? Perspectives from the Mixtec Diaspora in California 100 griselda reyes basurto, carmen herna´ ndez martı´nez, and eric w. campbell 6.3 An Introspective Analysis of One Year of Revitalization Activities: The Greko Community of Practice 102 maria olimpia squillaci 7 Attitudes and Ideologies in Language Revitalisation 104 nicole dołowy-rybin´ ska and michael hornsby 7.1 Language Ideologies in an Endangered Language Context: A Case Study from Zadar Arbanasi in Croatia 117 klara bilicmes ˇtricandlucijas ˇimicˇ ic 7.2 Attitudes towards Guernesiais 119 julia sallabank 7.3 What’s the Point of Manx? 120 adrian cain 7.4 Emotions and Relationships in Language Revitalisation and Maintenance 123 soung-u kim 7.5 Nahuatl Language Ideologies and Attitudes 124 justyna olko 8 Some Considerations about Empowerment and Attitudes in Language Revitalization 127 werner herna´ ndez gonza´ lez 8.1 Empowerment and Motivation in the Revitalization of Wymysiöery´s 133 tymoteusz kro´ l 8.2 Language Activism 135 nicole dołowy-rybin´ ska Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core.
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